What does mascara mean?

Definitions for mascara
mæˈskær ə; Brit. -ˈskɑr əmas·cara

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mascaranoun

    makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes

Wiktionary

  1. mascaranoun

    A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.

  2. mascaraverb

    To apply mascara to the eyelashes

  3. Etymology: From maschera.

Wikipedia

  1. MASCARA

    MASCARA (Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA) is an exoplanet experiment by Leiden University. It has two stations, one in each hemisphere, each of which use cameras to make short exposure photographs of most of the visible sky to observe stars to a magnitude of 8.4. The Northern Hemisphere station at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, started observations in February 2015. The Southern Hemisphere station at La Silla Observatory, Chile, saw first light in July 2017.

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  1. mascara

    Mascara is a cosmetic product used to enhance and emphasize the eyelashes by darkening, thickening, lengthening, and/or defining them. It typically comes in a tube with a wand applicator that has bristles or a brush for applying the product. Ingredients usually include a black pigment, a polymer to form a film that coats the lashes, and a preservative to prevent bacterial growth.

Wikidata

  1. Mascara

    Mascara is a cosmetic commonly used to enhance the eyes. It may darken, thicken, lengthen, and/or define the eyelashes. Normally in one of three forms—liquid, cake, or cream—the modern mascara product has various formulas; however, most contain the same basic components of pigments, oils, waxes, and preservatives.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. mascara

    A town of Algeria, 48 miles southeast from Oran. The town was taken and nearly destroyed by the French in 1835, and occupied a second time by Gen. Bugeaud in 1841, since which time a garrison of French troops has been constantly maintained there.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MASCARA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mascara is ranked #85659 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Mascara surname appeared 218 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mascara.

    94.9% or 207 total occurrences were White.
    2.2% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. maracas

  2. marasca

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mascara in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mascara in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of mascara in a Sentence

  1. Molly Ringwald:

    What really moved me about this particular woman is she was just so real. She's so flawed, she's so sharp. She's in crisis. I look at her and if she can get out of bed that day and put on mascara and put her hair back, then it's a victory.

  2. Clare Hennigan:

    This is an opportunity for mascara brands to stay ahead of the curve and better compete against these trends.

  3. Clare Hennigan:

    Mascara is still the most used color cosmetic product. But we have seen a stagnation in mascara sales as false lashes become very popular, there's a two-part story to this.

  4. Uma Thurman:

    We did a much stronger brow and a bold lip for a French sort of feel. The way I shaded her eyebrows with the pencil, I created an uplifting effect. Then, I finished with a shimmering, silky-beige shadow on her lids, and went with no mascara at all. Sort of a reaction against all the fake lashes we've been seeing on the red carpet. i've been doing this for years and years and years -- people say things nice and they say things mean and it's like whatever.

  5. Rebecca Lent:

    They look like they're wearing dark lipstick and mascara.

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